Pollen from Hawian Ohia Lehua Honey Through the Microscope

Pollen from Hawaian Ohia Lehua Honey

This is pollen found in a Ohia Lehua honey sample from Hawaii. The mounting medium is MeltMount with a refractive index of 1.49. This is at equitorial focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots/Rosids ORDER: Fabales FAMILY: Fabaceae SUBFAMILY: Mimosoideae GENUS: Acacia SPECIES:

Significance in the Environment:

Characteristic Features:

Associated Particles:

References:

Faegri, Knut and Johs Iversen, TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANALYSIS, Hafner Publishing Company, 1964.

Kapp, Ronald O., HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1969.

Moore, P.D., J. A. Webb, and M. E. Collinson, POLLEN ANALYSIS, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991